Author: Christine Scharrer

This Must Be the Place is a podcast that explores the physical, cultural, and emotional layers of spaces and places. Recently, Christine was honored to be a guest on the podcast and that podcast is now live. I hope you enjoy!
http://www.thismustbetheplace.io/architecture-and-transit-with-christine-scharrer/

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="650"] Pepsi Cola Headquarters, New York - Image from Architectural Record[/caption]
I was saddened to learn today of the death of natalie de Blois, an architect who spent her career designing some of the best modernist buildings of the era for SOM.
She was

Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum. Image from thecreatorsproject.com
The world lost a legend this week, with the passing of Oscar Neimeyer. He had an incredibly long career and life, he was 104 years old. He has left a legacy of amazing, sculptural and beautiful building in Brazil,

Here are some buildings that are very governmental.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="415"] The Washington Governor's Mansion - by Russell and Babcock[/caption]
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="780"] US Capitol, Benjamine Latrobe image from visitingdc.com[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="778"] Washington State Capitol Building by Wilder and White[/caption]
Apparently, Governmental, up until very

Lebbeus Woods - his work and his writings - were an early inspiration for me. I think my whole class at K-State was a little Lebbeus-crazy, in part due to his visit to K-State in conjunction with his inclusion in our Architectural Journal Oz.
He passed

Life can be brutal. Architecture can be brutal, and then we call it "Brutalism".
The most famous example of Brutalism is the Boston City Hall by Paul Rudolph:
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Image from Architect.com[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="490"] image from Slow Painting Blog[/caption]
Some examples are quite fantastic

﻿Image from TreehuggerA theme to many of these Facade Friday! posts that I see emerging is that I am drawn to facades that are screen-like in nature. I also am very intrigued by facades that are active and use non-traditional materials and/or traditional materials in

A love of buildings and making them has shaped my life and my career, but in the end they are only as good as the people who use them and love them. A place is no good if it contains no love from it's inhabitants.The Flying